Well after my two weeks and two days in Japan I'm back in England and arrived on the 25th August at around 8AM. The jet lag is mostly gone but I'm still not used to the climate. I remember when I first arrived in Japan I thought the airport was incredibly stuffy. It was a clingy type of heat that you could almost swallow. It felt quite uncomfortable to breath. I decided to go outside the airport to get some fresh air. That's when a wall of heat much warmer and much more stuffy than the one inside the airport hit me. That was probably my first surprise. It was almost similar to being in a sauna. I wanted to go somewhere cooler but it wasn't an option. You just have to endure it. After the first week of continually repeating "Wow, I can't believe how hot it is!" I began to get used to it. More...

At last, my chance to visit Japan (and my girlfriend) is here! Just about to set off to catch a plane at Birmingham International airport for 9:20AM. Off to Paris then on to Narita. I've never flown before so nothing like jumping in at the deep end with a 6,333 mile journey on my own.

Farewell!

Passed my Computer Science degree. Got a 2.1 with honours!
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Yes it's true, the four long years have finally come to end and quite a good end I might add. Things turned out well despite the troublesome grades I got last semester. I have my graduation coming up on September 3rd, I have my funny looking cap and gown ordered too. I can only take a maximum of three people with me which means my two parents and one sister (I'm not entirely sure my other sister would have wanted to come anyway?). Would have been nice to have my grandparents come as well as my girlfriend.

Anyway, I'm back at work full time again working and like before, working as web developer. Also like before earning money again which is nice as I now have a handsome debt to pay off. Life feel a little unusual right now, a little lost as if I have finished something but don't really have any other goals. I'm certainly glad to be back at work rather than siting at home looking for work. I think that would add to the feeling of being lost otherwise.

Well, well, well. If it isn't an blog post pertaining to a status update on the life of moi! Haven't seen one of those for a while. The lack of activity may lead you to believe there has been nothing to report. On the contrary, I have found that the more activity there is the less I report due to time constraints.

Anyhow, a quick update if you'll permit. The end of an era is nigh. The final days of university are drawing near. Soon I'll be free to be tied up by work until I'm 60 - joy! Needless to say the last year of university, particularly the last semester is more full on than previous ones. Work, work and work. I'm not used to this kind of thing in such quantity. Fortunately the fear of messing it up so close to the finish line provides ample motivation. Also I need to do well in this semester. Last semester was hands down the worst semester I have seen. The grades were embarrassingly low and I even failed a module .

I'm still working as a web developer in Coleshill typically once a week and putting in the occasional full week when I can. The japan plan has been put on hold until it's taken of hold... sometime. This is due to interesting developments. I'm quite hoping to be with my girlfriend sometime in the not so far ahead but still quite far future. After university I would like to continue to work and pay back my debt, after which I will most likely looking at ways of going to America which is where my girlfriend is studying (hence the japan plan temporary cancellation). I have no particular interest in working in America. I guess it will be interesting but it's not something I would be aiming to do were it not for certain female influences.

Anything else? Ah yes, my car has gone due to financial reasons. I'm driving a silver Mondeo which used to be my fathers car. It made more sense to sell it and use the money from the say to buy the insurance for the Mondeo.

One more thing too that's worth a mention. My girlfriend came over from America to stay with myself and my family for a month over the Christmas period. I can honestly say it was the most enjoyable month of my life. That either means my life so far has been terribly dull or I just had a really good time. I can assure you it was the latter You can quite easily get used to living with someone, especially a girlfriend, in a months time. Meaning, when she leaves you're left feeling like something is missing. She left a month ago and I'm still getting used to constant gnawing of emptiness and the loneliness found in solitude. Plus my thoughts are constantly invaded by past memories, desires and feelings along with the not so pleasant reminder of not knowing how long I'll have to wait to see her again

Time to get on with yet more work...

It's been so cold lately, snowed on Tuesday too. The summery picture at the top of my blog is mocking me. I'm not such a fan of the cold weather.

Anyhow... at the bottom of my University Has Started post I happened to mention a passport arriving and hinted at what I wanted it for. Travelling abroad is easy enough to guess but where? Well I was quite hoping to go to Japan.

The bad news is that it was once looking quite hopeful that I would be going to Japan this December but this is no longer the case. Being a student, travelling to Japan is a very expensive affair with accommodation being the biggest issue. At one point it did seem like I would be able to stop with Risa's family but that offer change and with it my opportunity to go to Japan this Winter.

I haven't given up though. I am in the process of applying to teach English in Japan next year with ECC. This would involve teaching people at an 英会話 (eikaiwa), a word which is an abbreviation for an English conversation school. At the moment I'm revising my CV before sending it in the middle of doing university work. I have received a reply from ECC after completing their online application form asking if I would be interested in attending an interview and requesting my CV.

I feel quite lost at the moment, uncertain about which way my life might go. I'm coming to the end of my university course and so things are going to change remarkably.

For a while now I have been thinking that I own too many things and owning too many things is not good for things are enemies of time. The more things you want the more money you need to get them and the less money and time you have for other activities. More...